How To Fix AH252 - Currency required for absolute amount discounts and price discounts

AH252 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AH - IS-U billing (master data)

• Message number: 252

• Message text: Currency required for absolute amount discounts and price discounts

What causes this issue?

You have created an amount discount or a price discount without a
currency key.

System Response

A currency key is required for entries related to currency.

How to fix this error?

Enter a currency key.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AH252 - Currency required for absolute amount discounts and price discounts ?

  The SAP error message AH252 ("Currency required for absolute amount discounts and price discounts") typically occurs when you are trying to process a transaction that involves discounts or pricing adjustments, but the system does not have the necessary currency information to complete the operation. This can happen in various scenarios, such as sales orders, billing documents, or pricing conditions.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Currency Information: The transaction does not have a currency specified for the discount or price condition.
  Incorrect Configuration: The pricing procedure may not be set up correctly to handle discounts in the specified currency.
  Master Data Issues: The customer or material master data may not have the required currency information.
  Document Type Settings: The document type being used may not be configured to handle discounts properly.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Pricing Procedure:
  
  Ensure that the pricing procedure assigned to the sales document type includes the necessary condition types for discounts and that they are configured to require currency.
  
  
  
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